Laser Standard Sail Numbers

Questions answers and tips for applying laser standard laser radial and laser 4 7 sail numbers and national letters.

Laser standard sail numbers.

Earlier boats were considered prototypes. The first commercially sold laser sailboat had sail number 100. Standard mkii 300mm. Only self adhesive stick on sail numbers and letters may be used.

In this sail number set you will receive 4 x red numbers and 8 x black numbers. All boats must comply with these rules for racing. These sail numbers are 300mm high digital 8 numbers which can be easily cut into the correct number for your boat. Laser radial 300mm.

The laser standard mark ii sail is more durable due to its bi radial construction it is manufactured out of longer lasting 4 5 ounce dacron cloth with optimized sail patches and the new luff tube design is easier on the upper spars. Each one shall be a single solid colour and easy to read. Here is what size sail numbers and sail letters should be used on each type of sail. The standard sized laser sail 76 square feet is the most common particularly on older boats and used with the standard lower mast section.

Laser standard sail numbers set a complete set of laser standard sail numbers ready for implementation on your laser sail. The racing rules of sailing and the class rules specify the size and placing of sail numbers and letters. Jean luc michon has put together some videos to help with placement of sail numbers and country letters for the laser standard and laser radial sails. This is the sail everyone has been waiting for.

We quite often get the question asked about what sail numbers and sail letters should be used on the different sizes of sails. Laser standard sails are now only available in the new mark ii version which is a radial cut sail from both north sails and hyde sails and are ilca class approved for racing. Laser 4 7 230mm.